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Beaumont Enterprise Talks ForumThu, 17 Aug 2017 07:00:00 GMTTue, 12 Apr 2011 02:34:24 GMT60The "War Against Northern Aggression" was NEVER about slavery!http://beaumontenterprise.activeboard.com/index.spark?aBID=90886&p=3&topicID=42255655
First, the proof that "it WASN'T about slavery" is the Corwin Amendment ratified in Congress with the help and blessing of Lincoln; three Northern states ratified the amendment after it passed both houses of Congress. The amendment placed slavery into the Constitution in perpetuity and could not be revoked. If the South wanted a guarantee of slavery, Corwin would have done that. Indeed, Lincoln pushed very hard for the amendment to keep the Southern states - and 80% of the federal revenues - in the Union. Any Southern state that had already seceded would have been welcomed back without any difficulties. But, since that wasn't at all what the secession was about, the South declined the invitation and remained as their own sovereign nation.But, frankly, NONE OF THAT MATTERS! The only act defined as "treason" in the Constitution is that of "waging war" against the Sovereign States. The seceding states were all "sovereign states" by constitutional definition. On the other hand, the "federal government" - a creation of the Sovereign States through the Constitution, WAS NOT. Hence, it was NOT treason for South Carolina to protect herself from the federal government which had promised armed resistance to any attempts at constitutionally guaranteed secession. Indeed, even if there had been a question about the constitutionality of secession (and there wasn't despite Lincoln's claims), there could be NO question that the U.S.'s action of waging war against South Carolina was TREASON. This is not a matter of "feelings" but of "law." The War was unconstitutional and treasonous however "noble" its motives. But even its motives were not "noble." It was all about money and the huge amounts paid by Southern states through exorbitant tariffs. Lincoln was ELECTED on the promise that he would continue to use the States of the South as a "cash cow" for the Northern majority. So much for all the vainglorious boasts of nobility from "The Union." It is all a lie and it doesn't matter how often Marxist revisionist "historians" chant the mantra of "it was all about slavery." Mindless repetition does not make a lie true. One of the most vocal of the liars is the so-called 'columnist' that is printed here in the Enterprise, but there is never a link to the column online which eliminates the much-needed comments section. One could spend all day correcting Pitts but he will never listen. He is a paid shill for the Communist-controlled naacp, it is vital to his wallet that he continue making written attacks upon the South.But polls show that 75 to 99 per cent of Americans aren't buying his load of manure, they know it wasn't about slavery. You can't cover up the truth, and pitts is slowly diminishing in circulation and readership.Come on, enterprise, show some guts and put pitts' column in the online section and keep the comments section unedited.42255655-42255655Tue, 12 Apr 2011 02:34:24 GMTOrange Pavilionhttp://beaumontenterprise.activeboard.com/index.spark?aBID=90886&p=3&topicID=13719533
Today's newspapers say the Orange County Commissioners' Court decided to put the champs building on hold for a year.Time to build an updated version of the original Old Timers Pavilion at its original location! The $600k they wasted on an 'engineering study' could have built a very nice meeting hall there.13719533-37740594Thu, 19 Aug 2010 13:29:21 GMTAmerica IS a Christian nation!http://beaumontenterprise.activeboard.com/index.spark?aBID=90886&p=3&topicID=20090267
An excellent letter in today's edition deserves preserving in this thread:Church-state issue clarifiedBy READERS WRITEApril, 27, 2010The April 16 editorial concerning separation of state and church was fully misconstrued. Though the establishment clause was fully given, you failed to note that only "the Congress" by passing a "law" to "establish" a state religion would be unconstitutional. A teacher or student saying a prayer isn't equivalent to the Congress passing a law! Having a cross at a veteran's memorial isn't the Congress passing a law. Early Supreme Court cases declared this to be a Christian nation - not legally, as was England - but predominantly. The last part, that no law can "prohibit the free exercise thereof," is clear. Jefferson's letter to the Danbury Baptist Association told that the "wall" protected religion from government interference, not the other way around. If your interpretation were true, then the Founding Fathers were the first to break it. Ida M. Pyle, Beaumont 20090267-35569486Thu, 29 Apr 2010 01:16:03 GMTBlack History Monthhttp://beaumontenterprise.activeboard.com/index.spark?aBID=90886&p=3&topicID=34049369
The Roots HoaxBlack writer Alex Haley (1921-1992) made a great deal of money from his 1976 book Roots and the television min-series that followed a year later. The book purported to be the true story of Haleys slave ancestors. He followed a family oral tradition all the way back to Africa where he met a tribal wise man whose orals traditions matched Haleys: Slave traders snatched distant ancestor Kunta Kinte and hauled him off to America. Roots goes on for 700 pages and six generations of black resistance to white oppression. The book won a Pulitzer Prize and a National Book Award, and was issued as a Readers Digest condensed book. It was published in 37 languages and has been used in courses at approximately 500 colleges. There is even a Cliff Notes-like Novels For Students version for scholars in a hurry, and the book is still promoted as a true story. In fact, early parts of the book are worse than invention; they are lifted straight out of a 1967 novel called The African by a white author, Harold Courlander. Courlander sued Haley or plagiarism in 1978, forced him to admit he had copied long passages, and collected $650,000 in damages. This, however, has done almost nothing to tarnish Haleys reputation. By the time of the suit, Roots was already a cultural icon and a source of pride for black Americans. Judge Robert Ward, who presided over the plagiarism case, urged Courlander to keep quiet since the truth would be too great a blow to black pride. The co-sponsor of the Annapolis slavery walk in September, 2004 was none other than the Kunta Kinte-Alex Haley Foundation, whose purpose is to encourage greater study and awareness of African-American culture, history, archaeology and genealogy. Source:From American Renaissance, November, 200434049369-34348750Sun, 28 Feb 2010 19:02:58 GMTTo celebrate Confederate heritagehttp://beaumontenterprise.activeboard.com/index.spark?aBID=90886&p=3&topicID=11260036
Jan. 19 is Confederate Heroes Day, honoring Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson. Both were Christian gentlemen, both fought for Southern independence and to preserve the original Constitution as written and intended by our Founding Fathers. Robert E. Lee was the only man who graduated from West Point without a single demerit. Jan. 19 is Lee's birthday, Jan. 21 is Jackson's birthday. Celebrate!11260036-33303304Fri, 08 Jan 2010 14:41:23 GMTFox News admittingly lieshttp://beaumontenterprise.activeboard.com/index.spark?aBID=90886&p=3&topicID=32188084
I just wonder how local people feel about this issue.Full article:[url=http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/10/25/797064/-Fox-News-admits-they-lie-and-distort-the-news,-so-why-so-pissy]http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/10/25/797064/-Fox-News-admits-they-lie-and-distort-the-news,-so-why-so-pissy[/url][quote] In February 2003, a Florida Court of Appeals unanimously agreed with an assertion by FOX News that there is no rule against distorting or falsifying the news in the United States. Back in December of 1996, Jane Akre and her husband, Steve Wilson, were hired by FOX as a part of the Fox Investigators team at WTVT in Tampa Bay, Florida. In 1997 the team began work on a story about bovine growth hormone (BGH), a controversial substance manufactured by Monsanto Corporation. The couple produced a four-part series revealing that there were many health risks related to BGH and that Florida supermarket chains did little to avoid selling milk from cows treated with the hormone, despite assuring customers otherwise. According to Akre and Wilson, the station was initially very excited about the series. But within a week, [b]Fox executives and their attorneys wanted the reporters to use statements from Monsanto representatives that the reporters knew were false and to make other revisions to the story that were in direct conflict with the facts.[/b] Fox editors then tried to force Akre and Wilson to continue to produce the distorted story. When they refused and threatened to report Fox's actions to the FCC, they were both fired.(Project Censored #12 1997) Akre and Wilson sued the Fox station and on August 18, 2000, a Florida jury unanimously decided that [b]Akre was wrongfully fired by Fox Television when she refused to broadcast (in the jury's words) a false, distorted or slanted story [/b]about the widespread use of BGH in dairy cows. They further maintained that she deserved protection under Florida's whistle blower law. Akre was awarded a $425,000 settlement. Inexplicably, however, the court decided that Steve Wilson, her partner in the case, was ruled not wronged by the same actions taken by FOX. FOX appealed the case, and on February 14, 2003 the Florida Second District Court of Appeals unanimously overturned the settlement awarded to Akre. The Court held that Akres threat to report the stations actions to the FCC did not deserve protection under Floridas whistle blower statute, because Floridas whistle blower law states that an employer must violate an adopted law, rule, or regulation." In a stunningly narrow interpretation of FCC rules, the Florida Appeals court claimed that the FCC policy against falsification of the news does not rise to the level of a "law, rule, or regulation," it was simply a "policy." Therefore, it is up to the station whether or not it wants to report honestly. (Anybody surprised this happened in Florida?) During their appeal, FOX asserted that there are no written rules against distorting news in the media. They argued that, under the First Amendment, broadcasters have the right to lie or deliberately distort news reports on public airwaves. Fox attorneys did not dispute Akres claim that they pressured her to broadcast a false story, they simply maintained that it was their right to do so.[/quote]-- Edited by Trevor Scantron on Tuesday 10th of November 2009 07:50:02 PM32188084-32188084Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:45:59 GMTNew Golden Triangle Tea Party Grouphttp://beaumontenterprise.activeboard.com/index.spark?aBID=90886&p=3&topicID=31535370
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31535370-31535370Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:11:30 GMTNew Group Forming: PAPDA "Parents Against Prescription Drug Abuse"http://beaumontenterprise.activeboard.com/index.spark?aBID=90886&p=3&topicID=27052413
We want to invite everyone who is interested in helping us put an end to the corrupt "Pill Mill" clinics throughout the Southeast Texas area. To date there have been more than 100 deaths directly attributable to these crooked doctors and pharmacists. Help support: PARENTS AGAINST PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE www.PAPDA.net 27052413-31523211Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:50:05 GMTAt Sword's Point: Musingshttp://beaumontenterprise.activeboard.com/index.spark?aBID=90886&p=3&topicID=30109621
Last week I posed the question as to when the last known duel with sharp epees was fought. The answer is 1967.[url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e68nuAcSuWQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e68nuAcSuWQ[/url][youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e68nuAcSuWQ]That fencing is growing in Texas is not up for serious debate. In the major cities like Houston, Dallas, Forth Worth, Austin and San Antonio, the number of clubs continues to grow and membership in the established clubs is robust.The real news is the growth of fencing in smaller communities, the small cities and mid-sized towns. Amarillo, Lubbock, Midland, El Paso, McAllen, Tyler, Lake Jackson, Round Rock, Corpus Christi, all have at least one fencing club. So, as fencing looks forward to healthy future seasons, we might take a moment to look back at its... more colorful past.The first men in what is now the Lone Star State to have a background in fencing looked upon it as a highly practical skill. In San Antonio, Nacogdoches and La Bahia, soldiers of the Spanish Crown counted swordsmanship along with their skills with firearms and horses as absolutely necessary for survival. Along the coast, in places like Galveston Bay and Matagorda Bay, shadier individuals who styled themselves as privateers, and whom the less kind called pirates, were also practiced in the practical applications of sharpened steel.Throughout the 19th Century one filibustering expedition after another attempted to rip Texas away from the Spanish King. Some did so in the name of Mexican Independence, others in the name of a separate republic in Texas. Suffice that, from 1801, when Spanish soldiers routed Philip Nolan's expedition until the Battle of San Jacinto in 1836, armed conflict frequently reared its head. This was the era of the single shot pistol and musket. Combatants might have time to get off only one or two volleys before both sides closed. At that point knives, swords, bayonets and tomahawks were the rule.At the same time, while a province of Mexico, Texas had been opened up to Anglo colonists, many from the American South. They brought with them their own peculiar institutions: slavery (which the Mexican government banned by law) and the duel (which the Mexicans could understand as they had their own similar customs).As in the rest of North America, duels with firearms were vastly more common, still, the sword duel was not unknown. While Texas could never compete with its neighbor, Louisiana, in sheer numbers, a partial list of interesting sword duels within the boundaries of modern Texas would include:San Antonio, 1815 between Don Juan Zambrono and Lt. Jose Yanez;Galveston, 1836 between Col. James Milroy and Capt. William R. Hays;San Antonio, 1844 between two groups of four men each (de Lominie, Souriau, Pavie, and Villemessant) (Corcoran, Twigg, McDowell and Salceda);Sometime before 1855 between Mark F. Skerritt and a French fencing master;1875 between L. E. Edwards of Austin and George Bondies of Galveston (actually fought in Louisiana to avoid Texas laws against dueling).Later we will look at how fencing moved from the practical skill of the duelist to a modern, competitive sport.TEXAS FENCING ROUND UP:There were two major tournaments last weekend. At the 11th anniversary SabreCave competition, Joseph Pipkin, fencing unattached, captured first place in senior mixed sabre. Arden Youngblood of the Dallas Fencers Club won first place in the senior women's sabre event.At the 34th annual Bobcat Open, the always formidable Robert Reed of the Alamo Fencing Academy took first place in mixed epee. The first place in mixed foil went to Dowoong Ham of the Austin Fencers Club, a man easily twice the age of many of his opponents. Davis Jno-Finn of the Fencing Club at the University of Houston won the mixed sabre event. The gold in women's epee went to Anna Tolley of Alamo Fencing Academy. Women's foil gold fell to Alisa Chernomashentsev from Florida.Next weekend there is a small youth epee tournament in Houston, but most of the major competitors will be stepping just across the state line to Shreveport for the Rose Condon Memorial tournament.30109621-31076378Tue, 22 Sep 2009 20:12:52 GMTPirate Radiohttp://beaumontenterprise.activeboard.com/index.spark?aBID=90886&p=3&topicID=31007980
Does anyone know if there is a radio station that airs the Vidor Pirates game?[color=blue][big][/big][spoiler][b][/b]-- Edited by rinjt1954 on Saturday 19th of September 2009 03:38:43 PM-- Edited by rinjt1954 on Saturday 19th of September 2009 03:39:31 PM31007980-31007980Sat, 19 Sep 2009 21:36:57 GMT